Food

Kids' food for busy grown-ups

Paula Goodyer With childhood health and obesity featuring heavily in the news of late here is a simple three day food plan to help you get through the week!

When you hire a new babysitter, you'll want to make sure you give them all the information they need to care for your children. The more prepared you are, the more at ease you'll feel about going out.

Pornification of pop is bottom of the charts for children

Suzy Freeman-Greene What does a 10-year-old make of many of today's pop songs? Once, something was left to the imagination, but in our porn-tinged culture lyrics and videos have become far more sexually explicit.

Mum, please try harder

Jane Willson Jane Willson grills British nutritionist Amanda Grant about her "secret" to raising healthy eaters. It's one of those details you don't share or — if pushed — utter quietly.

Ten tips for surviving international travel with children

Anthony and Ronit After three long haul trips with kids we've have picked up some great travel tips along the way. Read our list our ten items to take on your family trip.

Karen's story

Nicole Salinas "My 15-year-old son, Adam, has been in Westmead Childrens' Hospital since February 24 after being involved in an accident which left him with burns to 60% of his body.

The family that eats together ...

Nick Galvin Just as out parents always told us, sitting down and eating together as a family is a good thing to do for a whole range of reasons.

Not into housework? Join the club

Deborah Ross Welcome to the Non-Domestic Goddess Club. This is the largest organisation in the world for those who have old iceblocks embedded in the iced-up walls of their freezer.

Design for a better diet

Sara Irvine Jacqui Guiliano makes everything from scratch. She sprouts grains for salads, blends peanut butter, pickles vegetables and makes yoghurt.

The flawless family

Nick Galvin In the space of barely a generation, bringing up children has gone from being a process regarded as largely natural and instinctive to a skill that needs to be taught, corrected and analysed by...

Recipes your child will love

Paula Goodyer Mix and match... Combine any number of vegetables with cheese and pasta for a delicious and nutritious dinner.

Eating out with kids

By Julie Chatto with Carol Fallows Kids love dining out even though you might not think so at the time, especially when they are throwing a tantrum in the restaurant or have just dumped a bowl of pasta on the floor in front of the...

Toxic foods and your children

Olivia Dyer and Bridy Fulvio Olivia Dyer and Bridy Fulvio were frustrated Mums who had children who were severely affected by the toxic chemicals found in everyday food products.

Are we there yet?

Out & About With Kids With summer fast approaching, it's time to start planning your family holiday. We share our top twenty tips for staying sane on your next family road trip.

Home and away

Kate Duthie Ordering food in or cooking at home - it's a balancing act of convenience over cost. We compare the cost in time and dollars of a week of takeaways and a week in the kitchen.

Part 1: Self-esteem

John Bastick John Bastick tackles the issue of father-time and raising sons with self-esteem, whilst musing that a recent outing to McDonalds with his 18-month year old son probably wasn't such a good idea.